LibriVox a recording of "The Servile State" by Hilaire Belloc, read by Ray Clare.

A clear boundary exists between the servile and the non-servile condition of labour, and the conditions upon either side of that boundary utterly differ one from another, Where there is compulsion applicable by positive law to men of a certain status, such compulsion enforced in the last resort by the powers at the disposal of the State, there is the institution of Slavery ; and if that institution be sufficiently expanded the whole State may be said to repose upon a servile basis, and is a Servile State. (Hilaire Belloc)

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This audio is part of the collection: The LibriVox Free Audiobook Collection
It also belongs to collections: Audio Books & Poetry; Community Audio

Artist/Composer: Hilaire Belloc
Date: 2009-03-09
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: LibriVox; audio books; economics

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: GeoffreyEdwards - - August 14, 2012
Subject: Thanks
Thank you for this great solo recording!